#3410 CABBAGE KRAUT CUTTER - 100tonsofstuff - Estate of Richelle's Antiques Online Only since 1998

100tos#3410 WOOD ASSY worn maple CABBAGE CUTTER

OLD  Unit has removable knives with adjustable slicing-thickness settings AND the sliding 'head sled'. In working condition. [wood may be 'rock maple'].  RAIL ASSY is 35"L x 13-1/8"Wx2-1/4"H Max height & with sled onboard is 4-7/8". SLED is 9-7/8 x 11-3/8 x 3-7/16 of ½"tk board with finger joint corners. KNIVES- 4 Carbon Steel SHARP bevel ground (on one side only) 12"Lx1-1/2"Wx3/16"tk.  Very Tight Grain Maple or ASH  One runway Rail has partial crack with 'MAKE-DO' in-board re-inforcing rib but does NOT affect operation.  Pics show light rusting of metals but even now the blades are SHARP. PRIMITIVES; more typically called 'Country Collectibles'. The everyday utensiles and accessories of 'Cabin-in-Cornpatch' and larger farms, often hand-made or 'Make-Dos' with the look and feel of years or generations of honest use. From the 1600 into the later 1800s, factories employed carvers, blacksmiths and other artisans whose handwork contributed to quality items.  'Primitives' are uniquely individual.  Following identical forms, results more often than not show typically personal ideas.